New ideas take flight in the City of Angels

John King, architectural critic for the SF Chronicle and the only newspaper columnist in my google reader takes a trip to L.A. and reports back about some of the new buildings and communities that have recently opened [link]

“Next to the Cheesecake Factory stands a curvy diner with a 1950s look – the one nod to Southern Californias long love affair with automobiles. Except, of course, for the 3,500-car parking garage.”